Tobeatic Management Plan
The Tobeatic Management Plan guides the application of the Wilderness Areas Protection Act in protecting and managing the natural, cultural, and wilderness values of Tobeatic Wilderness Area.
The plan enhances natural ecosystem and landscape protection, addresses the maintenance and restoration of natural processes, and improves the protection of outstanding natural features. It provides continued opportunities for high quality wilderness recreation, sportfishing, and traditional patterns of hunting and trapping. It also directs the coordination of scientific research and environmental education, and encourages public participation and community stewardship.
The management plan is built around the four guiding principles of: ecological integrity; heritage; wilderness recreation; and stewardship. Supported by a “best practice” approach to wilderness management, these guiding principles and associated management goals are the foundation of a new Tobeatic Wilderness Area management framework. This framework gives direction and sets priority actions under the major themes of: ecosystem protection, recreation management, neighbouring lands, and implementation.
The Tobeatic Management Plan is available on this website, and will be available by November 14th at Nova Scotia Environment and Labour offices in Kentville, Bridgewater, Yarmouth, and Halifax. You can also request a printed copy by mail by contacting Protected Areas Branch, Nova Scotia Environment and Labour at (902) 424-2117, or by sending an email request to protectedareas@gov.ns.ca.
Read the Government press release about the Tobeatic Management Plan.
Final Management Plan
- Tobeatic Management Plan - Low resolution (PDF: 1.6mb)
- Tobeatic Management Plan - High resolution (PDF: 18.8mb)
- Tobeatic Wilderness Area Map (PDF: 4.6mb)
Draft Management Plan (2004)
- Public Comment Summary (PDF: 165k)
- Draft Management Plan for Tobeatic Wilderness Area (PDF: 1.4mb)
- Maps
- Figure 1. Nova Scotia Protected Areas Program (PDF: 922k)
- Figure 2. Tobeatic Wilderness Area: Natural Landscapes & Significant Ecological Sites (PDF: 5.9mb)
- Figure 3. Landscape Ecosystems of Tobeatic Wilderness Area (PDF: 1.2mb)
- Figure 4. Tobeatic Wilderness Area: Recreation (PDF: 5.5mb)
- Figure 5. Tobeatic Wilderness Area: Regional Relationships (PDF: 2.4mb)
- Figure 6. Tobeatic Wilderness Area: Adjacent Ownership & Land Use (PDF: 6mb)
Background Material
- Newsletter Focus on the Tobeatic - Fall 2002 (PDF: 30.6mb)
- Report on Public Comments - Spring 2003 (PDF: 2.8mb)
- Tobeatic Management Planning Exercise - Questions and Answers (PDF: 174k)
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